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NOVEMBER, 2011
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A narrow escape
Manzoor Colony, Karachi; November 13, 2011: Five shots were fired at Mr. Saleem Ahmad S/O Mr. Muhammad Shaban as he was returning home after prayers. One shot hit him. He was taken to the hospital. He is a practicing Ahmadi and is active in the community in various ways, including security duties. Manzoor Colony has a history of anti-Ahmadiyya agitation. Several Ahmadis have been killed in this locality in the past few years.
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1. Ahmadiyyat was preached in a local school run by an Ahmadi, and pictures of Ahmadi leaders were displayed in the school office. 2. The mosque was being extended.
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As for the first item, it was a fabricated accusation. There were no photographs of Ahmadi leaders in the school office. These were hung in the sitting room in his residence. Some unfriendly visitor had photographed them from there to provide fake evidence. The next day a rumor was spread that the DCO and Tehsildar were coming to demolish the Ahmadiyya mosque. Instead, a Patwari (land revenue clerk) arrived to investigate. He sent for both the parties and recoded their statements. The issue is under investigation, while the construction work had to be stopped on orders of the administration. Such is the state of freedom of faith and worship for Ahmadis in Pakistan.
the 30-year old problem will be solved that day as the minaret and the niche in the Qadiani mosque would be demolished. To that end, the mullas urged all Ahle-Islam to assemble so that the issue of the graveyard could also be settled. Accordingly
approximately 200 men assembled. Ahmadis informed the police who arrived in the village.
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At that occasion, a wise man offered the opinion that the issue of graveyard should not be settled by force and destruction of Ahmadis graves but by division of the graveyard land among Ahle-Islam and Qadianis. The police supported the idea and a part of the graveyard land was set aside for Ahmadis. The police later visited the Ahmadiyya mosque for its minaret and niche. The mosque is growing old and Ahmadis intend its renovation and raising its ceiling and parameter walls. The police told the two parties to present themselves before the District Police Officer where the following agreement was made in writing: 1. No compromise is made on the expulsion of school children. 2. All the anti-Ahmadi inscriptions on the village walls will be scrubbed off. 3. Qadianis share of the graveyard land has been set aside. 4. Ahmadis may raise the ceiling of their place of worship but will not construct a minaret thereupon. This agreement, especially clauses 1 and 4 were imposed on Ahmadis with the help of the police. Both these are outside the law of the land. Ahmadis had no choice but to agree under the circumstances. Both these clauses violate fundamental rights of Ahmadis. In Dharanwali, all the denominational communities have lived in peace and harmony for decades. However, the recent agitational activities of mullas have seriously disturbed that peace, and sown seeds of discord and hate which will grow and bear their own bitter fruits for years to come. The mulla has been always keen on driving a wedge between people on religious grounds; it is the state that acts as an arbiter and pacifier. In Pakistan, the state has decided to yield to the clerics.
Order to ban and confiscate copies of books, periodicals and translations containing objectionable material that hurt religious feelings
The report lists four publications published by non-Ahmadi authors and four others published by Ahmadis. It is not for us to comment on the contents of the non-Ahmadiyya publications, but as for the Ahmadiyya publications, we have not been able to locate the material therein that was considered objectionable. The authorities have also not indicated the same to us. In the past, authorities never responded to our request on such occasions to pinpoint the objectionable material. They however continue to ban Ahmadiyya publications, perhaps to tell the mulla that they wield the axe against Ahmadis too. A weird sense of justice.
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teaching recitation of the Holy Quran to children in the mosque, when a man (Azhar) came to the mosque and started saying his prayers. He told the mulla to lower his voice so that he could concentrate on his prayers. The mulla got angry and told the children to recite in a louder voice. At this the worshiper beat up the mulla in the mosque. Both of them later reported to the police. The SHO heard the statements of both and told the mulla the following:
You do not respect the law and use the loudspeaker unlawfully. The SHO told the police post to register a report against the mulla. ii. Only two men support you in the village, while the rest are against you. iii. Did you take permission for the procession of October 30? The mullas answer was, No. iv. You do not respect the law so it is better that you leave the village. The mulla said that all this was insinuated by Ahmadis and the man who beat him in the mosque was also an Ahmadi. This was a lie.
Despite all this the mullas took permission for a conference from the DCO Hafizabad and held one. The attendance was approximately 500. Among these five were locals while the rest were outsiders who were brought over by other mullas. Mullas availed this occasion to declare Ahmadis Wajibul Qatl (must be killed) and urged the participants to boycott Ahmadis socially. They told them that if any Ahmadi says Salaam to them, they should inform them so that a police case could be registered against the Ahmadi.
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Anti-Ahmadiyya conferences
20 Gagh, district Jhang November 13, 2011: An anti-Ahmadiyya Khatme Nabuwwat conference was held here. It started at 10 a.m. and went on till 5 p.m. Many mullas from Sargodha and Multan beside the local mulla Ali Sher spoke against Ahmadis. Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore October 22, 2011: The administration of the local mosque claimed to be tolerant but it seems that they have joined the race in support of extremism. Mulla Muhammad Umer is the administrator of this mosque. He organised the first Khatme Nabuwwat conference in this mosque and vowed to hold it every year. The speakers spoke against the Ahmadiyya community and its leaders. They urged the participants to boycott Ahmadis. Kallar Wala, district Sialkot October 24, 2011: An anti-Ahmadiyya conference was held here by the Khatme Nabuwwat organization. It was chaired by mulla Sher Ali Shah. Mulla Ilyas Chinioti and a few others spoke venomously against the Ahmadiyya community. The rally started at 8 p.m. and continued till 4 a.m. They declared Ahmadis Wajibul Qatl (must be killed) and urged the audience to boycott Ahmadis. Kotli, AJK October 2011: Anti-Ahmadiyya conferences have become frequent in Kotli and Mirpur, AJK. Ahmadis were declared infidels and Wajibul Qatl (must be killed). Extensive wall-chalking has been undertaken. The print media has been co-opted
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to instigate the population against Ahmadis. One such conference was held in the play-ground of Boys College, Tatta Pani. It was chaired by mulla Arif Gilani. All this has polluted religious harmony in the area. Kot Malik, district Sheikhupura November 19, 2011: An anti-Ahmadiyya Khatme Nabuwwat conference was held here. It was widely advertised. Mulla Badi-uz-Zaman and one Irfan Mahmood Barq spoke against the Ahmadiyya community. They incited the public against Ahmadis and told them to implement a complete social boycott against them. Approximately 250 men attended the conference. The mulla said that they have been trying to eradicate Ahmadiyyat for the last 100 years but have not succeeded.
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Sadiqabad November 15, 2011: Mr. Sharif Ahmad saw a mulla abusing Mirzais (Ahmadis), near his residence. He asked him if he knew who Mirzais were. Later that mulla came to Mr. Ahmads house in company of a few other mullas. They did not find him at the house, but shouted abuse anyway. On October 14, 2011 his son returned home weeping that the same mullas had visited his school and spoke ill against Ahmadis. Thereafter no boy was ready to talk to him nor allowed him to sit with them. This amounted to a social boycott of Ahmads son. Ahmads son had previously migrated from one school in the face of such hostility. The new development has caused the lad great distress. Sangla Hill, district Nankana October 2011: A few miscreants have undertaken here wall-chalking against the founder of the Ahmadiyya community. A complaint was made to the SHO City who took no action. A Special Branch inspector was contacted later who informed his seniors about this matter. The SHO thereafter erased these statements from the walls. There is a mosque and a madrassah opposite to the Ahmadiyya mosque across the road. After some days someone pelted stones on the Ahmadiyya mosque from across the road and threw papers on which anti-Ahmadiyya writings were inscribed. The SHO was informed. Islamabad November 2, 2011: Mr. Khalid Saifullah is general secretary of the local Ahmadiyya community in Islamabad. He received a threatening call at about 10:42 p.m. The senders ID was displayed as Unknown caller on his phones screen. The caller threatened him and named all his children and said, We have all the information about you. Now, remain prepared to die. Mr. Saifullah is very disturbed after this threat to him and his family. The administration has been informed.
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Israeli army has been doing the rounds for several years. When the story was first published, the government of Pakistan issued a clarification to say that no Pakistanis were serving in the Israeli army. he said, But that story is reprinted every year regardless. The Jamaat Ahmadiyya also maintains a record of anti-Ahmadi stories published in newspapers printed from Lahore. In 2010, it recorded 1,468 news stories against the community, the majority of which were in seven of the most popular Urdu newspapers in the country. Thats not all. Pakistani newspapers also refused to run a paid-for advertisement by the Jamaat which detailed its reasons for boycotting the 2008 general elections. Ironically, the Pakistani media has unwittingly promoted the Ahmadiyya communitys places of worship, which cannot be called mosques for legal reasons. In 2009, as furor built up over a referendum in Switzerland to ban minarets, images of a mosque in the European country were published throughout Pakistan. Editors would be shocked to realize that the Swiss mosque being defended in the Pakistani press actually belongs to the same community they prefer to vilify. Before leaving Rabwah, my copies of the daily Alfazl and books are wrapped up in brown paper to evade scrutiny. Or, as a Jamaat representative wryly remarks, blasphemy charges. While I only have to hide the publications for a few hours, for the editors and readers of the Daily Alfazl, this is a daily battle one that shows no signs of ending anytime soon. Published in The Express Tribune, Sunday Magazine, October 9, 2011
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It is noteworthy and interesting that some of the listed clerics are mentioned, with their nicknames. These are descriptive of their personality and communal conduct. For example, one of the listed mulla is Riaz Hussain Toka (Toka is a kind of chopper). Another calls himself Toofani i.e. Cyclone. Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah of Lahore has added the word Atom Bom to his name. It is relevant to mention here that most of the listed rabid mullas are routinely permitted to address anti-Ahmadiyya rallies in Rabwah. They hold numerous such rallies in Rabwah every year.
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The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 2, 2011 Muharram: 23 Ulama forbidden to enter Lahore. 22 ordered to abstain from public-speaking. (Mulla Ibtisam Ilahi Zaheer, Qari Usmani and Ahmed Ludhianwi are among listed. Ed The daily Mashraq, Lahore; November 23, 2011 Quran is safe on account of Khatme Nabuwwat. Maulana Mumtaz Qadri is not the name of a person, it represents the sentiments of faith of the Ummat Muslima. The daily Pakistan, Lahore; November 22, 2011 Peshawar: Maulana Sufi Muhammad and 62 colleagues indicted (in murder and assault cases). The daily Ausaf, Lahore; November 23, 2011 Prepare for Jihad, Jamaatud Dawa says. Freed Ahmad Paracha, Syed Ali Gilani also address protestors (in Lahore). The Express Tribune, Lahore; November 28, 2011 Pakistans Educational System Fuels Religious Discrimination USCIRF Release on November 9, 2011 on www.uscirf.org Senator Sajid Mirs (the head of Jamiat Ahle Hadith) call on the Saudi crown prince Naif The daily Mashriq, Lahore; November 14, 2011 Raja Zafar ul Haq elected unopposed General Secretary of the Motmar Alam Islami The daily Mashriq, Lahore; November 15, 2011 HRCP asks govt to ensure protection of minorities The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 15, 2011 Islamists win landmark election in Morocco The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 27, 2011 Rising violence against minorities condemned The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 12, 2011 Court gives clean chit to cleric (Abdul Aziz of Lal Masjid, Islamabad) The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 1, 2011 8 Special trains at the occasion of Raiwind tabligh rally The daily Mashriq, Lahore; November 15, 2011 Three Hindu doctors shot dead in Shikarpur The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 10, 2011 (NATO) Strikes kill 25 soldiers. US told to vacate Shamsi base; Nato supplies stopped. The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 27, 2011 Haqqani (ambassador in the US) bows out The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 23, 2011 Chenab Nagar: 11 year old girls distinction in IELTS. Sitara Baruj Akbar set world record last year in Biology and Chemistry. The daily Aman, Faisalabad; November 23, 2011 31 Hindus found guilty (by an Indian court) in Gujarat massacre The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 10, 2011 London court fixes corrupt (Pakistani) cricketers, agent (Prison terms awarded) The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 4, 2011 Roy slams worlds silence on Indian occupation of Kashmir The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 13, 2011
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Karachi: Woman arrested for murder of her husband. Cooked curry of his cutlets. The Express Tribune, Lahore; November 11, 2011 PM recommends Abdul Sattar Edhi for Nobel Peace Prize nomination The Express Tribune, Lahore; October 29, 2011 Pakistan among bottom 5 on income, wellbeing ranking. Pakistan (has been placed) fourth from the bottom below Sudan and Yemen. The daily Dawn, Lahore; November 2, 2011 Op-ed The spiritual Genocide of Godly people. The Case of Ahmadis in Paksitan
Commenting on Paksitans National Assemblys decision to change the ground rules for being a Muslim, and declaring Ahmadis to be Non-Muslims, Mr Muhammad Yunus of NewAgeIslam wrote the following:
At one stage, the Prophets opponents put enormous pressure on him to alter some wordings or contents of the revelation. This is how the divine voice retorted: If he (Muhammad) attributed to us anything other than what is said (baad al aqawil) (69:44), we would seize him by the right hand (45), then we would sever his aorta (46) and none of you could prevent it. (69:47) And some fourteen centuries after the Prophets death we have a house of Pakistani parliamentarians, altering the Quranic definition of its core term, a Muslim how whimsical, how immature, how scandalous, how preposterous and how blasphemous! http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamWarWithinIslam1.aspx?ArticleID=5883. Note: Mr Yunus is the Joint Author of Essential Message of Islam, Amana Publications, USA, 2009 Minority report Sana Bucha The police have since been prompt in arresting many from the Bhayo tribe (after the murder of 3 Hindu doctors in Shikarpur). As anybody in Pakistan will tell you, arrests dont necessarily mean justice. This is not the only case of Hindus being discriminated against in Pakistan Sindh, long known for the wisdom of renowned Sufis and saints, is now home to a whole new brand of faith. Come to think of it, one way or the other, we are all minorities. Punjabis in Baluchistan, Mohajirs in Punjab, Pushtuns in Sindh, Baluch in Khyber Pakhtun Khwa we are all victims of this prejudice. Will we realize, in time, what we dont condemn today for others could very well be our fate tomorrow? http://www.thenews.com.pk on November 20, 2011 Pakistan today Kya Khabar? The relevant question would be: how are we best known? Say Pakistan to foreigners and what are the images that immediately come to their minds? Terrorism. American drone bombings. Cold blooded murders. Kidnapping. Wanton bombings. Turmoil is all over, with the worlds largest internal and external refugee problem. Floods, earthquarkes. Bankruptcy. Begging bowl. Dishonesty. Gender inequality. Obscurantism. Drugs. Guns . Is there anything positive? By humayun.gauhar786@gmail.com on 30 October 2011
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